To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to permit striped bass fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone transit zone between Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, and for other purposes.
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
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Local Fishing Access Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to permit and regulate Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Island Sound Transit Zone. The transit zone is the area of federal waters within Block Island Sound, located between areas south of Montauk Point, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island.
Atlantic OceanCongressional oversightIntergovernmental relationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNew York StateRhode IslandState and local government operations
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to permit striped bass fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone transit zone between Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1195| House
| Updated: 3/7/2017
Local Fishing Access Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to permit and regulate Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Island Sound Transit Zone. The transit zone is the area of federal waters within Block Island Sound, located between areas south of Montauk Point, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island.
Atlantic OceanCongressional oversightIntergovernmental relationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNew York StateRhode IslandState and local government operations